The Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships for the Academic Year 2014.

The successful candidates will be appointed as CLASS Postdoctoral Fellows and affiliated with one or more than one of the constituent schools of the College—namely, School of Art, Design, and Media, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.

Applications are welcome for the following research themes:1. Global Cities2. Health, Culture and Society3. Interdisciplinary Humanities

For each of the above themes, we are particularly interested in candidates whose expertise spans more than one of the following fields: Art, Design and Media, Art History, Art Theory, Broadcast and Cinema Studies, Cultural Studies, Chinese, Communication Research, Economics, English, History, Information Studies, Journalism and Publishing, Linguistics and Multilingual Studies, Literary Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, Public Policy and Global Affairs, Public and Promotional Communication, and Sociology.

Prerequisites:Applicants must possess a doctoral degree issued no more than 3 years prior to the time of application (i.e. the degree must have been obtained after Jan 1, 2011). Candidates who are finishing up their degrees must have been conferred their doctoral degrees by August 2014.

Applications:Please download the application form from the application URL below and submit it by Feb 3, 2014 (11:59pm Singapore Time).

Further Information:Successful candidates must begin their fellowships in July or August 2014. The postdoctoral fellowships are for one year, renewable for a second year, subject to satisfactory performance. Appointed fellows may be required to assist in teaching up to the equivalent of one semester-based course per academic year.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, is ranked among the top 50 universities in the world. It offers attractive remuneration and benefits. For information about the University, please visit the department URL above. For information concerning the postdoctoral fellowships, please contact the Associate Dean (Research) at the application email address below.